During her speech, she said, “There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. But if you just focus on the work, and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, some day when you get where you’re going, you will look around and know it is you and the people who love you who put you there.”

Now, though it’s not clear when exactly Swift spoke to the magazine, she admits, “I think the world is so bored with the saga. I don’t want to add anything to it, because then there’s just more.”